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BUSINESS ENGLISH-PART 3
How To Conduct
A Meeting In English
CONTENTS
Greetings:
1. Good morning/afternoon/evening.
2. Lets begin.
3. Id like to welcome everyone.
4. Since everyone is here, lets get started.
5. Id like to thank everyone for coming today.
6. Thank you all for coming at such short notice.
7. We have a lot to cover today, so we should really begin.
Introduce Yourself:
1. Im Jan. Ill keep the meeting brief as I know youre all busy.
2. Im Jan. I arranged this meeting because .. (a reason)
You can say:
1. Id like to take a moment to introduce our new coordinator.
2. David, would you like to stand up and introduce yourself?
You can say:
1. Lets go around the table and introduce ourselves.
2. Lets introduce ourselves quickly- please state your
name, job title, and why youre here.
You can say:
1. Were here today to discuss (topics)
2. There are (number e.g 3,etc) items on the agenda. First is
3. Today Id like to outline our plans for (topics).
Thank you for
watching.
If you like this lesson, please
click Like and subscribe to
for new weekly lessons.
Since everyone is here. Lets get started. Thank you all for
coming at such short notice.
Good morning. Im Jan. Ill keep the meeting brief as I know
youre all busy.
I know all of you, but youre new to each other. Therefore, lets
introduce yourself quickly, and please state your name and job
title.
(after everyone introduced) Thank everyone for very quick
introduction.
Were here today to discuss a solution to our clients complaint
this morning.
Thank you for
watching.

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  • 1. BUSINESS ENGLISH-PART 3 How To Conduct A Meeting In English
  • 3. Greetings: 1. Good morning/afternoon/evening. 2. Lets begin. 3. Id like to welcome everyone. 4. Since everyone is here, lets get started. 5. Id like to thank everyone for coming today. 6. Thank you all for coming at such short notice. 7. We have a lot to cover today, so we should really begin.
  • 4. Introduce Yourself: 1. Im Jan. Ill keep the meeting brief as I know youre all busy. 2. Im Jan. I arranged this meeting because .. (a reason)
  • 5. You can say: 1. Id like to take a moment to introduce our new coordinator. 2. David, would you like to stand up and introduce yourself?
  • 6. You can say: 1. Lets go around the table and introduce ourselves. 2. Lets introduce ourselves quickly- please state your name, job title, and why youre here.
  • 7. You can say: 1. Were here today to discuss (topics) 2. There are (number e.g 3,etc) items on the agenda. First is 3. Today Id like to outline our plans for (topics).
  • 8. Thank you for watching. If you like this lesson, please click Like and subscribe to for new weekly lessons.
  • 9. Since everyone is here. Lets get started. Thank you all for coming at such short notice. Good morning. Im Jan. Ill keep the meeting brief as I know youre all busy. I know all of you, but youre new to each other. Therefore, lets introduce yourself quickly, and please state your name and job title. (after everyone introduced) Thank everyone for very quick introduction. Were here today to discuss a solution to our clients complaint this morning.

Editor's Notes

  • #2: If you are new to work and dont know how to conduct a meeting in English at your work place, this video is for you. Hi there! Welcome back to our weekly English lesson. In this video, Im going to share with you how to conduct a meeting at workplace in English.
  • #3: To run a smooth and effective meeting, you need to follow these 2 steps: self introduction and setting the agenda In this lesson, Im gonna share with you expressions to introduce yourself, ask other members to introduce themselves, and set the meeting agenda. Now lets begin!
  • #4: Greetings and introduction are important for first impression in the meeting. It makes everyone feel welcomed and also helps lighten up the meeting atmosphere. Here I have brought to you 7 expressions to greet people in the meeting;
  • #5: Then, you can introduce yourself; 1. Expression 2 is when youd like to state a reason of your meeting.
  • #6: Sometimes you might also need to introduce a new member in the meeting. Thus, you can say:
  • #7: If all members are new to each other, you probably need them to introduce themselves. Thus, you can say to them :
  • #8: An effective meeting has clear agenda. Likewise, it is important to start the meeting by outlining the agenda clearly and the key objectives of the meeting. The objectives can be stated with the following phrases. now weve been through all essential expressions in the first part of the meeting. To help you understand more clearly, lets take a look at the example.
  • #9: A suffixis a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word.
  • #11: in this example, I am a meeting chairperson. I will begin the meeting as the following; Thats the end of todays lesson.